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– Lat/Long: 70.07° S 69.48° W

Mount Ethelred
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
550
650
1900
700
750
650
600
600
550
550
550
600
650
km/h
30
WNW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
3
14
1
1
1
1
6
6
4
6
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-18
-15
-11
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-9
min °C
-19
-21
-20
-16
-13
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-12
 chill °C
-33
-36
-33
-28
-24
-21
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-25
-25
-22
-15
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:52
9:48
9:42
9:37
9:33
Sunset
5:25
5:30
5:35
5:38
5:43
5:46

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Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Ethelred is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Ethelred Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Ethelred at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Ethelred. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseSanMartin
236 km NNE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
Fog
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
850 km NE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
853 km NE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
907 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
922 km NE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: few
Captain Arturo Prat Base
949 km NNE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
995 km NNE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
996 km NNE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
997 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
998 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.